India will be up against England in the fifth of the five-match Test series. This article provides details about India’s Playing 11 vs England for the fifth match of the series.
India Playing 11 vs England- 5th Test, India Tour of England 2025:
Openers: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal
The Indian team would be satisfied by the way the batters fought on the fourth and fifth day of the previous test of the five-match series at Old Trafford and would take that confidence in the series decider.
The visitors will surely undergo a few changes from he team that played the last match, with Dhruv Jurel expected to come in for an injured Rishabh Pant and Akash Deep likely to replace Jasprit Bumrah.
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Team management might also hand Arshdeep Singh his Test debut, who will be replacing Anshul Kamboj, who looked off colour in his debut match.
The rest of the team is predicted to remain unchanged, with the two all-rounders, Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja, batting at number five and six respectively after their herculean effort in Manchester.
India will continue to open the innings with the pair of KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal for the final match of a long English tour.
Both batters have been able to stitch vital partnerships for the opening wicket throughout the series and will look to do the same in the fifth Test
If we talk about the individual performances of Rahul and Yashasvi, both batters started the series well, but it is KL who has been able to maintain the consistency that was needed from the openers.
Yashasvi, on the other hand, has found it hard to get big scores as the series has progressed despite getting off to decent starts. The left-hander would want to end the series on the right note.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Sai Sudharshan, Shubman Gill (c), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shardul Thakur
India’s middle order, which was up for a fight in the second and showed great resilience after losing two wickets for no runs on the board, would like to replicate the same performance and post an above-par total.
The onus would once again be on the captain, Shubman Gill, who has the chance of becoming the highest run scorer for India in a series, to lead from the front.
Having said that, Gill would want the top three batters to make a significant contribution before he comes to bat.
The captain would also expect to get good support from Washington Sundar and Ravidra Jadeja, both of whom have made handy contributions either with the bat or ball in the four Test matches so far.
The two all-rounders will be an integral part of the middle order in the absence of Rishabh Pant, who will be replaced by Dhruv Jurel.
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
India’s bowling lineup looked short on plans in the last match, as it appeared that they were ultra-aggressive while bowling in the first hour of England’s batting innings, and gave away too many runs.
The Shubman Gill-led side, in all likelihood, will have a new look bowling lineup for the decider, especially as far as the fast bowling department is concerned, with Jasprit Bumrah set to miss the final game.
Bumrah is expected to be replaced by Akash Deep, who will also have Arshdeep for company as the left-arm pacer is in line to make his Test debut at the Oval in place of Anshul Kamboj.
If we talk about the spin bowling resource, it comprises Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar, both of whom will stem the flow of runs from one end.